The press service of the NOC of Armenia continues the “Way to Minsk” project where we feature athletes representing Armenia at the European Games to be held in Minsk from June 21-30. Our 7th hero is rower Vladimir Alaverdyan.

Vladimir Alaverdyan

Sport: Canoeing

Date of birth: 05/09/1995

Place of birth: Yerevan

Participation in the European Games: First time

Most painful defeat: The failure to overcome the semifinal of the 2013 U18 World Championship in Canada.

Most important victory: The champion title of the 2009 Adults Armenian Championship at the age of 13.

At the European Games…

“My goal is to enter the top 10. I’ll try to do my best. These Games are also a step up to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020”

The days of canoeing at the European Games are June 25-27.